Refrigerating barrel



Feb. 19, 1924. 2. 1,484,314 ,l 7# JJawE REFRIQERATING BARRELv Filed"June e. 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 n Patented Feb.. i9, lll.

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VREFEl"GrERA'.IING BARREL.v

Application ,filed June 6, SerialrNo. $643,693.

To all whom z'moy concern:

Be it known that I, @lossen B. Wien, a citizen oi the United States?residing at New York, in the county or" hlew York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in .ReirigeratingBarrels, of which the following is a specification. Y y

This invention relates to certain new `and useful improvements inreirig'erating barrels, that shown in Vjdie present instance beingdesigned more particularly for agitating and freezing substances instick torni, they material being contained in tubes or individual moldswhich are placed within the inner compartment or rotary '.nieniber andsubjected not only to the `iniiuence of the ice contained therein but tothe iniuence oi aliquid such as brine in the outer container orreceptacle, andthe brine kept under to and fro motions so that it coactswith the ice to quickly solidify the material in the tubes or molds.such that the inner receptacle is given a quarter revolution in one"direction and then a similar movement in the opposite direction. l havefound that in this way l produce a result that has not heretofore vbeenattained, namely, l am enabled to solidify the material in stick vormyso hard .that it will maintain its shape and solidity for many iours.make a stick foriried of' water ice, ice cream or custard or the Vlikeand also of a beverage, that can be wrapped and eaten like ay stick'otcandy, or sucked, and which will remain' solid and hard even if exposedto the Vatmosphere :tor a great length of time, and which need not bepacked Vin .ice after it has Ybeen once Jformed. It is superfrozen, andall tliesnrplus Water rernoved7` and the vsticks in the mold are'removedby a rammer or the like.

The present invention has'for a Vfurther object to provide 4a device ofthis character vhicli shall be cheap in its construotion,

Vvet durable, a-nd'also eilicient in use reducing to aininiinuin theamount of ice required. It is composed ot few parts, those readilyassembled and not liable to get out of order. Y

Other objects andadvantages of the-in'- vention will hereinafterappeanand the novel features thereof will be speciiically defined by theappended Aclaims.

The invention7 in its preferred 'foi-m, is

ceptacle removed.

direction of the arrows.

Vparts .throughout the several views.

designates Vthe outer receptacle, made water tight and.

The construction is 'clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon5 forni a pari'Iof't'his specification, and in whichy Figure l is a side, elevation oit,a refrigeratingbar-rel embodying my present invention. :Figure 2 isatop plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a top` plan of the inner re- Figure e is avertical crosssection ason the linel 1 tof Figure 2, looking in the Figure 5 is aperspective detail showing the means for limiting the inner receptacle.

Like numerals of reference indicate like Referring to the drawings ladapted to contain brine or the llike as lseen supported iii anyVsuitable manner in any desired positioinin the present instancebeingshown `as supported upon the trestle or the like 3, suitablyfbracedvby the braces il, uponv the upperones of which the lower portion of the'receptacle ljrests and is Yiimniovably'heldl as, will be readilyunderstood upon reference to Figures l and 4.

Thereceptacle 1 is provided in its upper portion with a movable closure5., in the present instance shown as hinged as at 6 and maybe providedwith la suitable means ias shown at 7 for lockinglit in closed posi'-tion. 1

. The receptacle l is provided with ajsuitable outletas seen at 8controlled by afsuit- -able cock or valve 9 whereby the Vbrine maygitudinal slats7 the slatsl'l ybeing secured revolution ofthe i at 2 inFigure 4. This outer receptacle is to the heads in any vsuitable manner.and i arrangedV at a distance 'apart so as to leave the'passages l2 forthe ,readyypassageo-t the brine,` the heads 13 being solid and dis-vposed comparatively close to the heads 'et the outer receptacle Vasshownin Figurel, so as toleave but a snia'll space between thel heads',4of thev outer and innerl receptacles- -so that thev ice cannotaccumulate therein and clog theinotion oi the inner receptacle.

The inner Vreceptacle is provided as shown in Figures 3 and l with anopening 14- Jr'or roo the introduction and reino-val ofthe ice and thetubes or molds which contain the substance to be frozen.

The heads 13 are sustained and braced by the rod 15 centrally disposedas seen in Figures 3 and 4f and VitsV ends held in suitable sockets 16on the iianged plates 17 secured by suitable means to the inner faces ofthe heads 13 as seen in Figures 3 and 4r. This rod prevents bucklingkofthek heads in either direction.

lThe'inner receptacle is rotatably mounted Within the outer receptacle.Tn the present instance T have shown bearings 18 on the upper members 19of the trestle or support and in each of these bearings is mounted ashaft 20, having,` a crank handle 21, the iiiner end of each shaft beingsecured in a socket 22 on a flanged plate Q3 secured to the outer facesof the heads 18, by the saine means that secure the plates 17 inposition upon the inner faces of the said'heads 13, as seen clearly inFigure 3. In Figures 3 and l T have shown the said securing means asbolts 24:.

Tn order that the inner receptacle may be limited ink its re'wiliition,preferably so that it shall make but substantially a quarter `revolutionin each direction and then be reversed, so as toY preventtlie dischargeof the articles throughrthe opening in the top of the inner receptacleinto the outer container, provide suitable means, in the presentinstance consistingI of a pin or proyection 9.5 on the shaft 2O movablebetween the pins or projections 2G on the bearing 1S as seen clearly inFigure 5. This, however, is but one of the various forms of means thatmay he employed for this purpose.

Tn practice, nine 2 of the proper quantity is placed in the outerreceptacle. Tce, as seenatQT, is placed inthe inner receptacle and thetubes or molds 28, iilled with the material to be frozen into stick formplaced in the inner receptacle inthe ice, thek cover 5 closed and thenthe inner receptacle is given motion to cause it to revolve a shortdistance in the one direction and then be reversed and revolved. a shortdistance in the opposite direction.. This alternate revolution causesthe brine to be moved iirst in one direction and then in the other, thebrine Vbeing sivashed through the spaces between the slats of the innerreceptacle, and out again. As the inner receptacle is revolved the brineis forced in one direction and the ice and molds carried in the oppositedirection, and the relative directions of movement reversed uponreversal of the direction of rotation of the inner receptacle. Thisagitation. causes a superfreezinpr of the material in the molds or'tubes and in a very short space4 of time the `material so solidifiedthat when the tubes are removed from the receptacle and the capsremoverl and the contents forced or rammed out they Will be found to bein solid stick form and will so remain for hours. The molds in thepresent instance are in the form of tubes having removable caps for theopen ends thereof, thc molds being filled to .overflow and one ofthecaps then forced on so as to provide sufficient compression to excludethe air and surplus k-ivater' from the material uWithin the tubes. 'YThey are tiien placed iii the receptacle to loe treated as hereinbeforedescribed. rlhe inode of removing the molds Y will be readily underf aninner perforate container for the articles to be frozen horiaontallydisposed Within and spaced from the Walls of said outer container, saidinner container having' an up?.v

per peripheral openingnnd means-for oscillating said innercontaineraboutfa horizontalarzis to cause Vthe agitation ofthe articles in saidinner container, the oscillatory movement of said inner container being*limited to prevent the discharge of ai'- ticles through said opening`into said outer container. y Y Y 2. Tn, a refrigerating barrel areceptacle composed of heads,l slats connecting the heads'.

and arranged lspaced apart, flanged plates Vsecured to the heads andhaving sockets, Vand a centrally-disposed rod- Joining said heads andsupported in said sockets.

A refrigerating barrel comprising an outer receptacle, an innerreticulated receptacle having an opening in its upper Wall, a support,shafts extended through the heads of the outer -ieceptacle and securedto the Vheads of thelinner receptacle, 'bearings for said'shaft mountedon said support, and cooperating means on the shafts and bearings for,limiting the revolution of the inn-er rcceptacle.

4l. A refrigerating barrel comprisingouter receptacle, an innerreceptacle, shaftsY connected With the heads of the latter, bearings forthe shafts, means projecting from the hearings, andy means on the`shafts mov.- able between said means to limit the revo'- lutlion of theinner receptacle.

ln testimony whereof I vaflix my signature.

JOSEPH B. WSE.

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